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Friday, August 28, 2015

Our Monastery

'The Monastery of a cloistered
heart is the person's own life. A monastery is a place consecrated to
God, a place of prayer, a place where God is loved and served. Our
lives can be all of these things. Just as any building can become a
monastery by being dedicated to God, so our lives can become
'monasteries' by such dedication.'

'Even now we are called to be a dwelling
for the Most Holy Trinity. 'If a man loves Me,' says the Lord, 'he
will keep My word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him,
and make our home with him.' (John 14:23)' (Catechism of the Catholic
Church #260)

4 comments:

Looking at the bottom picture:I consider that all creation serves God, and that all created things are to help man know, love, and serve God.I hope I might say in that seat, "help me to know, love, and serve God".

One thing I know for sure I would say is "Thank you Lord for Nancy Shuman's wonderful, amazing and loving gift of her writing and blogs!" I love your definition of our indwelling monasteries! Good to be back friend!! Have been out of the country, etc...Missed your heart's monastery, your beautiful paintings and words of deep beauty, insight, wisdom, and love for our Lord God. God Bless...

THE CLOISTERED HEART IS a way of living for God in the midst of the world. It is heart monasticism that can be embraced by married or single persons, religious or lay. It's an analogy in which our lives can be "monasteries," our hearts can live in the "enclosure" of Christ, and all things may be viewed through the will of God as through a "grille."